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Today's Pix, Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Originally Posted by Chops

Next ****er to start up on the Kurd/Turk thing gets binned. Get back to the photos please.

ANKARA, Turkey(FNC) — A Kurdish Web site on Tuesday displayed photographs of what it said were eight missing soldiers captured by separatist Kurdish rebels. If confirmed, the seizure would be the largest since 1995, when guerrillas grabbed eight soldiers and took them to northern Iraq before releasing them two years later.

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - Aviation Electronics Mate 2nd Class Jason Pickering raises the Navy Jack as Tanan Tangpradankul salutes as colors are raised before the backdrop of the Harris Wildfires. With raging wildfires spreading throughout the greater Southern California area, local naval bases opened their gates to provide shelter and supplies to the displaced families of service members. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby (RELEASED) [*******#003399]Download HiRes[/COLOR]

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Amanda Beaver, of St. Louis, moves her belongings from her barracks room at Naval Station North Island to USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to give evacuees from San Diego County a place to stay. Thousands of military families have been displaced by the wildfires in San Diego County that have forced the evacuation of more than 300,000 and destroyed more than 1,000 homes. Dry winds, low humidity and high temperatures are contributing to some of the worst fires in Southern California's history. Naval facilities throughout Navy Region Southwest have opened their gates to provide food, shelter and supplies to the displaced families of service members. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby (RELEASED)[*******#003399]Download HiRes[/COLOR]

WASHINGTON (Oct. 23, 2007) – An attendee holds the Medal of Honor award program during a ceremony recognizing the actions of Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy held at the Hall of Heroes inside the Pentagon. Lt. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor yesterday in a ceremony held at the White House. Lt. Murphy was killed during a reconnaissance mission near Asadabad, Afghanistan, while exposing himself to enemy fire in order to call in support after his four-man team came under attack by enemy forces June 28th, 2005. Murphy is the first service member to receive the honor for actions during Operation Enduring Freedom and the first Navy recipient of the medal since Vietnam. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James Pinsky (RELEASED) [*******#003399]Download HiRes[/COLOR]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - A South African Air Force Cheetah fighter jet flies over guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) as the ship departs after participating in the Southeast Africa Task Group 60.5's first deployment to the region. Forrest Sherman collaborated with the jet and other South African navy ships and aircraft during a four-day military exercise held off the coast of South Africa. The destroyer is operating in support of maritime security and safety operations in West Africa. U.S. Navy photo by Gillian M. Brigham (RELEASED) [*******#003399]Download HiRes[/COLOR]

"One of France's last World War I veterans, Rene Riffaud, has died at age 108, leaving just three known French survivors of the 1914-18 conflict, the National Veterans Office said Tuesday. Riffaud died overnight Tuesday, said Marie-Georges Vingadassalon, a spokeswoman for the office.

Of the three surviving World War I veterans, the oldest - Louis de Cazenave - is 109, according to the veterans' office.

Only belatedly, in 2006, did France recognize Riffaud as a veteran of the war, giving him an official veteran's card after his granddaughter brought his case to the government's attention.

In a November interview with The Associated Press before attending Armistice Day commemorations in Paris, Riffaud played down his war role.

"I did like everyone else, I went with the flow. I was mobilized like all other citizens," he said.

"The war was a massacre," he said. "There was a lot of destruction, lots of spite and lots of heartbreak for everyone. It must not happen again."

The Veterans Office said he was born Dec. 12, 1898, in Tunisia and joined a colonial artillery unit in April 1917.

His wife, Lucie, died in 1979. They were married in 1930, the veterans office said. It said he had one son, who also has died, and three granddaughters.

He worked as an electrician after his demobilization, and opened his own electrical repairs company.

He told the AP he was in a village in eastern France when the war ended on Nov. 11, 1918.

"We were guarding a bridge. An officer arrived and told us that the armistice had just been signed," he said. "We went to town to celebrate, to eat bread that wasn't blackened, and we amused ourselves by watching the flights of geese taking off to go and bathe in the Rhine."

Commemorations nationwide are expected to mark the death of the last member of France's revered club of officially recognized "poilus" - meaning hairy or tough - as it calls its veterans from the 1914-18 war."

Photographers take shelter as students demonstrating against the constitutional reform proposed by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez clash with the police in Caracas on October 23rd, 2007. The reform -that will go to a referendum on December 2- includes potentially unlimited successive presidential reelection; lowering the voting age to 16; boosting the state role in the economy; and allowing private property while also defining a new concept of social property. AFP PHOTO/PERDO REY (Photo credit should read PEDRO REY/AFP/***** Images)

Riot policemen run to take positions during a students demonstration against the constitutional reform proposed by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in Caracas on October 23rd, 2007. The reform -that will go to a referendum on December 2- includes potentially unlimited successive presidential reelection; lowering the voting age to 16; boosting the state role in the economy; and allowing private property while also defining a new concept of social property. AFP PHOTO/Juan BARRETO (Photo credit should read JUAN BARRETO/AFP/***** Images)

Anti-riot police walk near gather in donwtown Budapest, 22 October 2007, during an illegal demonstration by far-right radicals on the eve of the 51st anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising. The protestors set fire to several cars and launched Molotov cocktails at police. The gears of several policeman also briefly caught fire, said an AFP photographer at the scene. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/***** Images)

Far-right radicals youngsters clash with anti-riot police in donwtown Budapest, 22 October 2007, during al illegal demosntration on the eve of the 51st anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising. The protestors set fire to several cars and launched Molotov cocktails at police. The gears of several policeman also briefly caught fire, said an AFP photographer at the scene. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/***** Images)

Some recent pics from the New York Times of Kurdish fighters on the Iraq Turkish border.

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - Capt. Jim Wink, commanding officer of Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1, addresses Sailors during morning formation on issues related to the San Diego wildfires and ACB-1's role in support of the relief efforts. ACB-1 is comprised of more than 526 active duty and 300 reserve personnel. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Morales (RELEASED)

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 22, 2007) - Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1, erect a 500-person tent camp as emergency shelter for victims of the San Diego wildfires. More than 268 military personnel and their families have evacuated their homes to seek shelter on Turner Field at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Morales (RELEASED) [*******#0000ff]Download HiRes[/COLOR]

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, dumps water from a full 420-gallon extinguishing trough onto of one of the many areas in San Diego County suffering from an ongoing wildfire. The blaze has already forced more than 250,000 people from their homes. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey (RELEASED) [*******#0000ff]Download HiRes[/COLOR]